EP1877835A4 - High-pass two-dimensional ladder network resonator - Google Patents

High-pass two-dimensional ladder network resonator

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EP1877835A4
EP1877835A4 EP06750335A EP06750335A EP1877835A4 EP 1877835 A4 EP1877835 A4 EP 1877835A4 EP 06750335 A EP06750335 A EP 06750335A EP 06750335 A EP06750335 A EP 06750335A EP 1877835 A4 EP1877835 A4 EP 1877835A4
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pass
ladder network
dimensional ladder
network resonator
resonator
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Douglas J Ballon
Henning U Voss
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Cornell Research Foundation Inc
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